Patents by Inventor Theodore M. Bunten

Theodore M. Bunten has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Microprocessor based controller for heating system
    Patent number: 4381075
    Abstract: An integrated, microprocessor-based primary control system for a building heating system. The control system includes in one unit a microprocessor and associated circuitry for (1) establishing the high limit of heat exchanger operation, (2) establishing the low-limit of heat exchanger operation for systems having a summer/winter coil, (3) modulating heat exchanger temperature as a function of outdoor temperature, (4) detecting alarm conditions, providing audio-visual signals while locking out heat exchanger operation in response thereto, and (5) providing an override time period for domestic hot water production in systems having a summer/winter coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1983
    Assignee: Thermonic Corp.
    Inventors: N. Allen Cargill, Theodore M. Bunten